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Proton Therapy: Cancer Treatments are Coming Along

Kok Siong Chen — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:49:20 +0000

As ubiquitous as it has become in our society, Cancer is still a terrifying disease. However, modern cancer patients have more to be optimistic about than ever before. Cancer causes and treatments are constantly being researched. The survival rates, as well as quality of life are improving in patients with prostate cancer, rare eye or bone cancers, and pediatric cancers. Proton Therapy Cancer treatment options are varied. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy has been a powerful technique in the past. IMRT uses [...]

Proton Therapy: Cancer Treatments are Coming Along is a post from: Cytogenetics and Cancer Research

Anti-Cancer Benefits of Lycopene

Kok Siong Chen — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:17:55 +0000

The scientific community and public are growing increasingly aware that daily diet, activities, and personal choices can greatly affect one’s chances for and defense against cancer. The addition of lycopene to one’s diet can help strengthen the body against disease. What Is Lycopene? The scientific community knows it as a carotene; the public knows it as the pigment that makes certain foods, like tomatoes and grapefruits, its red, orange, or yellow pigment. Why Lycopene? Famous for its free radical-scavenging properties, [...]

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Treatment of breast cancer – anastrozole

Freelance Writer — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:32:51 +0000

Anastrozole is a potent and selective non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor drug, used to treat breast cancer after surgery and for metastases in post-menopausal women. Aromatase inhibitor works by interrupting a critical step in the body’s synthesis of estrogen. It hinders the enzyme aromatase which block the synthesis of estrogen. These estrogens help in stimulating and maintaining the growth of many cancers taking place in the breast. Thus hindering the growth of estrogen is essential to suppress the growth of breast cancer. [...]

Treatment of breast cancer – anastrozole is a post from: Cytogenetics and Cancer Research

Breast Cancer: How to Prepare for Radiation

Kok Siong Chen — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:00:52 +0000

Radiation is used to kill cancer cells and can often be an effective treatment for those struggling with breast cancer. It can be administered alone, or with a combination of other treatments

Breast Cancer: How to Prepare for Radiation is a post from: Cytogenetics and Cancer Research

Genetics and Malignant Mesothelioma

Kok Siong Chen — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:24:54 +0000

There has been some research on the relationship between genetics and the development of malignant mesothelioma. Some compelling evidences that genetic defects may result in a higher risk for the development of malignant mesothelioma.

Genetics and Malignant Mesothelioma is a post from: Cytogenetics and Cancer Research

Whey Protein to Minimize Chemotherapy Side Effects (Part 3)

Kok Siong Chen — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:21:22 +0000

Whey proteins are used in combination with glutathione to help in decreasing the concentrations of glutathione in cancer cells so that the cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy.

Whey Protein to Minimize Chemotherapy Side Effects (Part 3) is a post from: Cytogenetics and Cancer Research

Minimize Chemotherapy Side Effects (Part 2)

Kok Siong Chen — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:38:19 +0000

As we all know, there is no way for us to escape from the chemotherapy side effects but just can minimize it. There are many supplements that the patients can consume during the time undergoing chemotherapy. In part 1, I have introduced the benefits of consuming vitamins E, C and N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) while undergoing the chemotherapy to minimize chemotherapy side effects. Today, we will go further to explore about the benefits of consuming the coenzyme Q10 and selenium in minimizing [...]

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Minimize Chemotherapy Side Effects (Part 1)

Kok Siong Chen — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:20:51 +0000

As I have mentioned in Cancer Chemotherapy, there are lots of side effects of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, there is no way for us to escape from the chemotherapy side effects. Yet, what we can do is just to minimize the consequences of cancer chemotherapy. Minimize Chemotherapy Side Effects Series Therefore, I decide to write a series of the way to minimize chemotherapy side effects in this blog so that people can really benefit from it. In this blog post, I will [...]

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Cancer Chemotherapy

Kok Siong Chen — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:24:29 +0000

Cancer Chemotherapy is an effective approach to control the development of cancer. Yet, not many medical institutions are applying these synergistic methods into clinical practice because of the side effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs. Overview of Cancer Chemotherapy As we all know, the cells of our body will undergo the cell death through a pathway called apoptosis. The cancer cells start to develop if the cells cannot undergo the apoptosis. The cancer cells will keep dividing and clumping to form [...]

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Tamoxifen – Breast Cancer Treatment

Kok Siong Chen — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:48:30 +0000

Tamoxifen plays an essential role as adjuvant drug in breast cancer treatment. Many people do not know the mechanism of it to prevent the progression of cancer.

Tamoxifen – Breast Cancer Treatment is a post from: Cytogenetics and Cancer Research